Teens who often weigh themselves may be more likely to have mental health problems, according to a new study. Girls…
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Trans youth may have improved access to puberty blockers
Puberty can be one of the worst times in a transgender or gender-nonconforming child’s life, but for these children, access…
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Oregon family lets dying 5-year-old daughter decide: ‘Heaven or the hospital?’
Since birth, Julianna Snow has suffered from an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that has had her in and out of the…
Read MoreJindal: Donald Trump doesn’t get it. Health care is the GOP’s Alamo
In December last year, The People’s Republic of Vermont, the only state that sends a self-described socialist to the U.S.…
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Protect your kids from falling flat-screen TVs, researchers warn
Toppling televisions can severely injure or even kill small children, especially toddlers— and these accidents are likely to become more…
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Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings
Video games popular with children and teens often feature characters that smoke even though few packages carry warnings about tobacco-related…
Read MorePressure to be ‘manly’ may lead to violence
Men who perceive themselves to be less masculine according to the traditional gender norms of society, and are feeling stressed…
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Unsupervised teens more likely to use tobacco, pot and alcohol
A small U.S. study appears to confirm adult fears that teens who spend more than the average amount of unsupervised…
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Florida college ends use of students for vaginal probe training
A Florida community college under fire for allowing female sonography students to perform vaginal probes on one another as part…
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Hospitals aim to improve blood donor matching
As researchers uncover more genetic variations in blood types, they are identifying new risks to patients needing transfusions. Hospitals and…
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